Constituency : Oxford West and Abingdon 1997-2010
Evan took Oxford West and Abingdon from the Tories.
Evan was born in Sheffield. He was educated at Liverpool Blue Coats School and Oxford, qualifying as a doctor in 1991. He began working at Royal Liverpool University Hospital then switched to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He then worked for Oxfordshire Health Authority as a registrar. He was a B.M.A. representative and was elected to the National Council in 1994.
Evan became a spokesman on health. He was switched to higher education and women's issues by Charles Kennedy. He became shadow secretary for health in 2001 but stood down in 2003 to care for his girlfriend. He became science spokesman in 2005.
Evan is a patron of Humanists UK and supports abortion, embryo research, euthanasia and testing on animals. Animal rights campaigners dubbed him "Dr Death".These stances created quite a coalition against him. Unofficial leaflets were circulated during the campaign attacking Dr Death and his views. The Tories took full advantage of this and managed to narrowly defeat him in 2010.
Evan has also campaigned for the rights of whistleblowers and for greater regulation of the press.
Evan writes a science column for The Guardian. His "secularist manifesto" ruffled some religious feathers. In 2012, he took ecstasy on a Channel 4 show.
Evan remains an active Liberal Democrat though he has not sought a return to Parliament.
He is now 53.
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